Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of to match its growing size

to match its growing size and its status with the newly formed Eighth Army

the obverse bearing a gilded circular laurel leaf wreath with a central mobile swastika

a program for the aforementioned function (161x245mm

288 mm x 305 mm x 125 mm

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of to match its growing size(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic sheet metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942), affixed with four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backer with a replacement dark grey wool liner and black paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant